In article , "Peter Taylor"
wrote:

Paul Mc Cann wrote

Newsgroups: uk.d-i-y
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 6:31 AM
Subject: Hinges For Cabinet Door

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 00:01:52 -0000, "Steve Almond"
wrote:

I'm building a hi-fi cabinet in oak. The cabinet includes two small doors
which are set in about 25mm from the front edge of two upright pieces
(cheeks? Sides?). Each door is only about 300mm X 300mm X 25mm, so they
aren't heavy.

My question is - what sort of hinges should I use? I'm guessing that my
father would have used brass butt hinges (but does the fact that the doors
are set in between the uprights make this difficult?). The cheapo
commercial
cabinet, which I'm replacing, also has two small doors hinged with European
style concealed hinges (same as used on kitchen units). Are these
appropriate (very adjustable) or totally naff?

Thanks,

Steve


A parliament hinge might do the trick ) I'm not sure what sizes they
are available in . Isaac Lords should be able to help.

Euro hinges would have to be selected to suit the application. The
standard one available usually has a little throw to it which may make
the door fouls as it opens.

I had a similar problem once . I fixed a partial frame inside the
cabinet, set in sufficiently to give the required depth, in my case I
only wanted a flush door. The euro hinge was then used as normal by
setting it on this internal frame.

The problem with parliament hinges is the door swing will have a degree of
sideways movement as it begins to open, meaning it will need a wider gap
between
the two doors.

Another problem with parliament hinges is that the only ones available
are _enormous_ (about 12cmx12cm IIRC).

I think Woodfit have quite a large selection of the Eurohinges, with
some explanation of what type is needed under different circumstances.
Not sure if there is one that fits your needs.

David
(secretly hoping someone will come up with a small parliament hinge as
a counter-example....)




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